Gone, but not forgotten
Gone,
but not forgotten - pharaoh hound fanciers
Gone, but not forgotten
I would like
to dedicate this page with respect to basenji breeders, who are no longer among
us - the reason being,
that they may be gone, but far from forgotten
If you have a favorite basenji person you would like to be on this site, please
send me an
email
The first person that
comes to mind in our breed is Veronica
Tudor-Williams, in the photo carrying Kasui
of the Congo, native style (1938) I had the pleasure of
meeting this knowledgeable lady when I lived in England - and she was worth
listening to for sure with
all her kind advice and words of
wisdom.
I also recall meeting Fula,
a most beautiful basenji girl from Africa,
and behind my very first basenji, St
Erme Golden Kinglet
From
the website of the Basenji Club of Great Britain
"The
50th Anniversary of the Basenji Club in 1989 fell on the same day that Basenjis
were being exhibited at Crufts Dog Show. This enables the Club to start
celebrating the special year on the exact date of it’s formation, 9th February.
Unhappily, on the eve of the Club’s Championship Show held on 5
August 1989, Miss Veronica
Tudor-Williams died. She had served on the Committee in various capacities from
the inaugural meeting and was elected President of the Club in 1960"
Veronica
and her basenjis in East Molesley, England 1954
From left: Richard Avis, Margareth Christy-Davis & Elspet Ford, Taysenji
Submitted from Jill Avis
and sent by Geoff Sanders - Thank you very much indeed
Margareth
lived a few
miles from us in Windsor, England and she was always there to help and got
me started on ringtraining classes at the nearby village hall. I mean, I knew
nothing about showing dogs and was glad for all the help I could get. After
moving to Denmark I purchased Azenda
Phuma and later Azenda
Lorelei from Margareth
From
the website of the Basenji Club of Great Britain
The
first Basenji Club of Great Britain Open Show not held in conjunction with any
other society show was in 1978. The show was held in Hemel Hempstead with Miss
Margaret Christy-Davies (Azenda) making her debut as a judge. There were 115
entries from 55 dogs.
Elspet Ford
had lived in Africa and brought the first black/white basenji to
England, South African Champion
Taysenji
Tahzu, so was a pioneer in the breed. (This
male is in the pedigree of my first bl/w basenji)
Elspet was a fantastic help when I was looking for a new stud dog and this is
how I came in touch with Susan Coe. The first male I purchhased was Akuaba´s
Vader Ryderwood and over the following 20 years, I purchased 4 males from
Susan
I sometimes met Elspet at shows either in New York, England or the World DogShow
in Denmark 1989, where Elspet stayed with us and we also enjoyed the company of Susan
Coe and her daughter, now living in Australia
Inge Gerstenberg and her husband brought back from Liberia in 1971 what is to be
known the first basenji in Germany:
Liberias
Poldi
click on the photo
to read more about Mrs Burkert
Mrs Berta Burkert showed an interest in the breed and bred the first litter in
Germany in 1975. From this litter Mrs Burkert kept Casa Regina Asta, who
produced 2 litters with Liberias Poldi in 1977 & 1979.
Mrs Burkert was a very determined person and I recall her from the shows
in Germany, always with a smile on her face and a stern look in her eyes
:-)) A very strong personality who did much for the breed and being
the founder of the German Basenji Club in 1977
together with her son, Karl-Heinz Burkert, Ruth Offlinger, Hanni Clement,
Inge Gerstenberg, Siegfried Peter and the late Claus Weiss, I am sure she will
never be forgotten - and therefore deserves a mention on this site
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